Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Formula One night race


Singapore held its first ever street night race in Formula One history.
The children designed their fastest racing cars for the race.

Xin Hui, 5 years old

Sean, 5 years old

Sherri, 5 years old

Lex, 7 years old

Kerri, 7 years old

Ethel, 5 years old

Chloe, 5 years old
Candy inspired racing car. So cute!

Marker, poster colour and watercolour

Mid-Autumn Celebration


Mid-Autumn Festival, 中秋節 is celebrated by the Chinese on 15th of August in the Chinese calendar.

The children are required to draw the scene and atmosphere of family members gather to eat moon cakes, drink tea and admire the bright full moon together while the kids carrying with brightly-lit lanterns.

Sean, 5 years old

Sherri, 5 years old

Lex, 7 years old

Kerri, 7 years old

Joyce, 7 years old

Ethel, 9 years old

Chloe, 9 years old

Chinese ink, charcoal and watercolour on rice paper

Me and my chair


Do you have your favourite chair? 
Is chair your fortress/hideout/prison/ship/garden? 
These are how 5-9 years old kids perceive a chair.

Xin Hui, 5 years old
Still life chair drawing.
I just love how the chairs legs were drawn

Sherri, 5 years old
'I'm behind prison bar'

Sean, 5 years old
Chair inspired ship

Lex, 7 years old
A ship which has a few different kinds of chairs for people to enjoy

Kerri, 7 years old
'I enjoy doing so much things with my chair'

Ethel, 9 years old
'I designed a chair with a fan attached to it'

Chloe, 9 years old
'I created a garden with my chairs'

Marker, watercolour and crayon

Life's a beach


Every kid has their own story on the beach. 
Human figure drawing is the main focus for the lesson. 

Sean, 5 years old

Sherri, 5 years old

Lex, 7 years old

Kerri, 7 years old

Chloe, 9 years old

Ethel, 9 years old

Crayon, Chalk pastel and watercolour

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Red Hen & Yellow Chick


Red Hen & Yellow Chick who knows painting. Three primary colours and secondary colours are learnt during the lesson.

Xin Hui, 5 years old
I love the smug look of the Red Hen and the rainbow colour fence!
An extraordinary display of skill, patience and talent of a 5 year old.
Sean, 5 years old
Red hen is flying in the sky with a group of bee.

Chalk and Tempera paint

Sunday, August 24, 2008

My home

Xin Hui, 5 years old

Sean, 5 years old

Ethel, 9 years old
Crayon on black art card

Formula One

Sean, 5 years old
Sean who loves racing cars and designed his own racing car for Formula One.

Hunt for Mas Selamat

Ethel, 9 years old
When Ethel was asked to learn to draw a motorbike, I love how she told the story of her riding on motorbike to look for Mas Selamat.

Owl

Xin Hui, 5 years old

Sean, 5 years old

Ethel, 9 years old

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Underwater World

Ethel, 9 years old

When Cats Dream

Ethel, 9 years old

Sean, 5 years old
Crayon and watercolour

A Giving Tree

Xin Hui, 5 years old

Sean, 5 years old
Can you see it as monster tree with two eyes on top and alot of hands at both sides? And it has a lot of apples to give out for other animals. That was what Sean told me.

Ethel, 9 years old

I am a chef

Sean, 5 years old

My Mom

By Sean, 5 years old

By Ethel, 9 years old
Chinese ink and poster colour


Kids Art Rules!

I believe kids are at their best in expressing their creativity when they are given space and freedom. Art for Kids! is a place where children can learn drawing and painting techniques, sharpen their observation skills, build up their confidence, improve on motor skill, sharpen their observation skills and independent thinking.

Every picture is unique because every kid is different.

They have their own world of imagination and they have their own set of thinking. If creativity is well supported by skills, every kid is a gifted artist.